Aliens and Englishness in Elizabethan drama
About this book
Covering a variety of plays from 1550–1600, this book examines the ways in which this medium of popular entertainment was also a tool to assert an idea of national identity for audiences. Kermode uncovers how the alien or foreign 'other' was used to posit ideas and ideals of Englishness.
Details
- First published
- 2009
- OL Work ID
- OL13216561W
Subjects
English dramaNational characteristics, English, in literatureHistory and criticismAliens in literatureEnglish drama, history and criticism, early modern and elizabethan, 1500-1600National characteristics in literatureNational characteristics, englishNoncitizens in literature